A First War Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) Officer's Belt Buckle Hold raw underside is lined with

raw underside is lined with a strip of Luftwaffe bluish-gray pressed felt that runs from the silvered magnetic metal receiving clip at the left end and butts the underlying tab near the right end

England and was a Godson of Queen Victoria by proxy when he joined the Royal Navy at the age of 15

as a Guardsman on April 1

He served two years in Bomber Command (night bombers) at Driffield and formed a solid relationship with Air Vice-Marshall Coningham

A First War Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) Officer's Belt Buckle Hold raw underside is lined withIn fire gilt brass, unmarked, measuring 61. 5 mm x 61. 5 mm, lightly worn, better than extremely fine. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich,